The blogosphere went into overdrive — not because Schmidt is “just like us!” — but because the phone he clutched appeared to be the yet-to-be-unveiled Moto X. When asked about the device, Schmidt replied that he was “not allowed to comment on the nature of this phone.” Brilliant marketing.

Now that Google has unveiled the Moto X today, it’s clear Schmidt was indeed giving us all a first look. Shocking, we know.